George Hunter White

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A. PERSONAL HISTORY :

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4 Civil Service Commission n request for report on loyalty*
data n dated, 11-28-47 on the name _ Ge o rge Hun te r White , an emplo ye e
since, 1934 of the Bureau of Narcotics., U. S . Treasury Department f
reflects he was _h.orn June 22 , 1908. at Los Angeles, California . As
of No.vemhe.TL.--L9£ Z. h& was District ..Sup.ejzpi.scr., . . Bujze.au. of. 1 Ma.raat.Las,.

From 1942 to 1945 he was in the United States Army. He was indicated
as married, the name of his wife being Ruth Miller Yfhite, born Downey,
California, in 1918. He indicated membership in the Adventurers Club ,
Chicago, Illinois . The folJpyyinp dates a nd places, of r esidence appear .*
1937-1938 , 345 Nest 75th, New York, N. Y.~f 1938-1939, 10 Gramercy. Park,
New York, N. Y.; 1939-1940, 65th Avenue, Forest Hills, New York, N. Y. ;
1940-1941 , 55 West 55th Street, New York, N. Y. ; 1941-1945, U. S. Army;
1945-1947, 1142 Pratt Boulevard , Chicago, Illinois ; June , 1947, Barium
Hotel, Detroit, Michigan . s

B. APPLICANT. 1934-1937 FOR BUREAU SA POSITION :

By-Jjsf±ej^dafed^.5-llrlS^-.Gepige. J&knter JYh.i t e of 144 N. Marengo
Avenue, A1 ha mbra. Cal ifo mia, appl i e.d- Jja.z—the—pa sjit.i o n of Spe cial_Age n t
mtA~MhLs.~Rujza.au . He stated he was than on the eligible list for the
positions of Secret Service Agent, Narcotics Agent, and Immigration
Inspector. He stated he had o ne and one-half years experience. as_a
pri v jxie~-d.ejie.ctLv e in criminal investigations and miscellaneous
experience for the ■ past, then seven years, in investigative work.
Le2t±s^ns~^fLj^JiQjmejnd.ai.ion on his behalf were -cee.edv.eji. ~f.ro m Congressman
J. H. Hoeppe 1,. of Ca IjfQJZpL. a under date 5-16-34 and fj^jnjbhe sec ret am
to Senatojr William Gibb.s^McAd.o o dated June 6, 1934 . Hje was initially

infe.rvjd.e.wad—6.-5-34~hy~~lns.pe.ct.ojz~JC.^-l]^ SpeeJis. The interview reflected

that Yfhite married in 1933 Genevieve Corjover White of Los Angeles but
they separated after one year for general incompatibility. Ui s_pa rents
and one sister jze_sided whence' hijr fgffhef, L. E. or L. D .

Yfhite WfXC—.ejn.p2,Q.yed_as~ fifty Manager. Hej attended grammar and high
schools in Alhambra 1912-1924 and studied commercial courses and
sociology at the Oregon State Coll egj\i924- 1926, dropping from the

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university to take a position with the Red Cross in Los Angeles.

From 1926 to 1927 he was Director of First Aid and Life
Saving, American Red Cross, Los Angeles . He resigned to become a

He worked in 1S3SL-J. .9 31 . a &Q jaasT at the

QS_a_ppJ J,jce re po rtej ' and from 1 932. to Wovembe r, 1933, as an investi -

Exprej LS* The job entailed the investigation of libel suits brought

against the paper. Thereafter he was employed by one H. H. Holley ,
a private investigator in Los Angeles . White indicated that in 1926,
as defendant in a lawsuit involving an automobile accident , a $ 100
judgment was levied against him.

Ths^inte rtHetoe r stat ejLj&]) l gdLjni^ as_t i no

Q h. Q . u ± .., j ji^m j^ious go ye rnm ent,Anjv^sI;±aji±lMe^uia£JicS&s^s,e.eMt.na^a^.o,sji_t ion.

It was further stated that his 9 lESX2S£J}. appea ranee

were g ot up ..to iSure cm. stan dard s. The applicant continued to correspond

with this Bureau concerning his application, and on Janua ru 16, _ 193 p ,
JtdjJised ty letter he^Md^s^Qj(i^pp,QAJljkeA^gp^^afxpI^J^sp.ejc^^,^U^S.

Calexico , California. ^e^a§^^.g_teji_a_xe,-
§I3Mfn_Qfipj%^gjp^Foj'f2_q n d, Oregon, ffeft rua ry 11, 1937, and was not
re c o mmenji gji . Du ring that interview he^sta'ie d^KTs wife rece ived a n
interlocutory divorce decree in July , 1936 , and that he planned on
remarrying when it became final. He said he drank intoxicants in
moderation and commented that he did not drink over a pint of whiskey
in a week or ten days. At that time he was as^i^ned with the U_ . £.
Bu . J i eJMA„j2f . JI ajLC£j;S,a£i^.Qj___ Seattle. Yfashinaton . having served in the interim
in Minneapolis , Omaha and San Francisco. ( 67-39475 )

0 . MISCELLANEOUS CONTACTS WITH BUMMi

By letter dated February 21, 1940 , on letterhead of the
Bureau of Narcotics at New York City , George H. White requested a
copy of the Bureau's "'Classification of Fingerprints " pamphlet which
was forwarded him by letter from the Director dated February 28, 1940,
(62-19767-728)

The New York Office of this Bureau forwarded under date of
July 22, 1940, copies of a communication from George H. White to his
District Supervisor of the Bureau of Narcotics at New York City dated
July 8, 1940, reporting a suspect in the MATNAP investigation , It is
noted that he was then assigned to the Bureau of Narcotics at San
Antonio, Texas. ( 7-1820-30262 )

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Memorandum to Mr, Nichols
Re_: Ge o rqe H, White

February 28, 1952'

INTERVIEW IN OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE INVESTIGATION REGARDING DEATH
OF ABRAHAM I AVID IAN, CALIFORNIA:

On 3^3j250_j0o lone l G eorge H, White ^ District Supervisor,

Federal Bureau of Nar c oti c s, S afi T Franc i sco , ~Oal ifo rn i a, togs zrcteruie ioed

by Agents of the^San IPTrancisco Office dining the Davi d ian_inu es tigation
White indicated Davidian had come to his office several months thereto**
fore in San Francisco offering to furnish information concerning a
large narcotics ring, and endeavored to have the Federal Narcotics
Bureau intercede in his favor in an arrest which had occurred in
March of 1949 by state authorities • White indicated he had attempted
to delay California prosecution of Davidian in order to fully develop
a dope ring investigation involving one Joseph Sica with help of
Davidian » It is noted Davidian mas killed mh i 1 e jco n sidere d_jx_Key
yntnes_s in a Feds m.l pTnjtsnui:i.nn t The iid&JXiiJiw of 2olonsl^ White

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( noted that the FRd.ejcul^^xJi.QM,,G,s.._ BUT~mu±§.~fJ2es^ sc ord

betw&eji__t he _ F ed era I_and_State Narc o tics _Bure au s over a request by
White to the Chief of the State Division of Narcotic Enforcement to
postpone the state f s case against Davidian in order that Davidian
might be used as a witness in the Sica prosecution „ The file reflects
that White considered the action of the State Atto rney General to be
completely hostile • (72-472-156-97)

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dfsajir&£jii£ji±^jn^A&. nrocedu re b e.tweejx r Ce,ojiaje^ILh.i±.e....and^±Ke
jfeZLg^j feg± e--ilTg,^ | I stated he felt that the

of the State Attorney Ceneral was being paid off and the State
Bureau feared the implication of certain state officials
information to Federal authorities •

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should Davidian furnish
(72-472-352-7 )

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^ureguZJ^enTs on 10-10-51 i±^was„JLts....±h eory. tha±-Jls.DJcaje....White mas
man wh o killed Davidian , , He said he believed this
bec ause White h^Jfjfied to , maize a deQi...MttA -Airo^ o.f his b7D

arr e&b* Q uS 3 t zoning of Leeper indicated that h e_ha_d_.n o tanpib l e
informati on concerning this but that foe me tely ‘ cJ.ajjssA Ehxb e, had
a ttempted to have hijn, testi/y against otfoe r na rcotic ped dl e r s, an d
thffffjfy receive a lighter sentenc e^ (72-472 -698-5)

Memo randum to Mr, Nichols
U±i Georgy H , White

February 28, 1952

U, S, ARMY ANB OSS SERVICE :

As above indicated , wh i. tt. £L A rmy fjxm.
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Under date _ 4^22 -42 SA H, 0 . Hawkins , New York Office ,
prepared a memorandum reflecting details of his attendance at a

B ri.t.isJi _^ s.aAojtaa.e school near To ronto. Canada, at which representatives

of the United States were in attendance, .In _ att,en AaJia^^Jaa.S^Qne.JIeorge
Jfhite , who was born in Los Angeles , California, and who had been
assigned to the United States Narcotics Service M in New York City •

The 'memorandum reflects that White was scheduled to__be_ pne_ of the
i ns tr ucfj)J?S-J,_n__CoJMJien.„MJJJ»am~~nm^IlojiaAU 2 nJs-new*<eS;pSanaJ 2 e^.iind^s.abo tage
school * (62-9800-37-11 )

On June 2, 1943, E, P. CofteM:^ of..the.. Bureau ... Xafro ra to m
attende d a meetin g of a committep^of^jthP^ Nati onal A cajleiwy^ o f Sc iences
looking into the px xs^jJzi 2. ± ty ... of us ing— truth s^jym for confidential
purposes in the war. Preset at the meeting , among others, was Captain
ffeorqe F/ftite of OSS, who was formerly a narcotic investigator stationed
in New York City , The memorandum reflected Whiis. had described
ex peri merits conduc ted. with rt some_ of t he § e rum _ sjatur.ated___ i n. ciga rejttes
on a narcotics gangster who called at his apartment in New York City
the past week. He described the effects of the drug, indicating it
removed any apparent restraint on the gangster who spoke freely in
his presence, ( 62-2699-54 )

INVESTIGATOR WITH KEFAUVER COMMITTEE:

Press reports in 2 950 describe.d^ ±h,e—iJi.v.e.stioati ons conducte <2
jn Chicago^ by G eorge. H , Wh ite, former head of the Federal Narcotics
Bureau in Chicago, and a "top co.mmittee inv est igato jr™. with the
Kefauve_r_C jmmi±±e.e , ( 62-75147-9 ; 62-32578-1004)

Dn 3-25-52 C^onel^G^r^e H, Whfcp e, Narcotics Agent, U, S,
Treasury, testified before, the Sn e ci.al .Committe e to Investigate
Organised Crime in Interstate Commerce at New York City, . He stated
he itad been^w.i±h~.±he~JJ^£, ^T r easury ; 1 7 uea rjs. including 4 years in
the U, S, Army ; that he had conducted crzmittaj inaestigatsons in
federal n^jrc^tfj is throu ghoui the w o rid . He sa id ft e ~was a ~L ieutenant
Co l.o nel SiL^ aj:g£^Pj^£ p^^e resb i ongge train i na^.a nd ._. Later , , JZpejrat i ons
i n India _ a nd_so me po rtions

Memorandum -bo Mr. Nichols
Re_t George H. White

February 28, 1 952

He indicated that occasion he had^aone to Tu rkey.. to -prevail

upo.n .the drugs »

He testified generally on the use of narcotics and specif ic ally"
concerning his contacts as a narcotics investigator with certain of
the gangster element .

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COLONEL GEORGE HUNTER ' WHITE

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Colonel George ffunters^S t e Q7, L o.s^A nge les]

California*' att ended Oregon State .Co lleg. ef'ld&dPTSSo: emp Toyed'
1927-1934 as reporter fo r-S an_Eiia7XC3.s.c.Q~.and Los AngeXejs~riems.pape ri
and radio services as well as a pri v ate.JLe tectip e » Ap plied^
position as Special Age nt t FBXf 'in 1934 a nd again in^_1 936 , but Idas '
tu rned down b pth_fjjp r e_s~'b e cause did not possess necessary qualifica-
tions . In August 1934, appointed as Pat r ol jZljis p.ejj fnjl, ZL, £,_ _/ //.j

Immig ration Bor der . Patrol 3 and in 1935 transfer red to p ositi on off
Spec tal Age'ntT irf BH reau of Narcot ics . MarrA-ed, 1933* divorced ,

1936 char gecT desertion and mental cruelty; [ subsequently remarried
Was in U.S, Arm y fr om 1942 to ~I94T, during rtihich time he was assigned
to the O ffice, of Stra te gi-C.. Servi ces (OSS ) . . ,J nterui ewed by Bureau
Agents March 3, 1950, concerning death of Abraham Bavidian , one of
the west coast addicts and p eddTersZ^fsxuiaot.ijCiS .

In 1950 , was

looped from Narco tics to work yjt th^Kpfduver CpmMittee but was said
to haue p er form ed' v e rv.^un satis. facto ry_ service s for~~ lommittee. In
March, 1951, he was asked to testi fy before the _Spe< 3 ial_ Committee
to In vest i gate Organ ised Crime i n Interstate^Comnerce at N e w York
City ^ He testified generally on the use of nave ofics land Tri is
c on tap ts a s Y TAxarcWticS znve'st'zq'a l o r~wvt n c ertaTrT gangster s . In
February , 1952, he was appointed by Newbold Morr is fbo^ investigate

a s pecial Phase_of__fed erol corruption l was" loaned to Morris bv

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c onveTfipy oyjvne federal JR ackets Gj> and_ Jjjl N ew_ York, beca u&fi'^ per CIA
of his re f usals to' f urnish the Grand Jury the name__ of his i/iformant
in a narcotics matter • Instairb pontempt citation was withdrawn
99 reed to furnish FBf fhe ~ndme 'of~ 7 iis~ informant
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Memorandum -to the Director from J>. M, Ladd
RE: COLONEL GEORGE HUNTER WHITE

PURPOSE:

In accordance with a re^juest_ frori the Director^ a
swimary of the i nforma tio n _J, n th e Bureau's /iies is being set
forth on UoToriel Ge orge Hunter White who pr ese ntly occupies the
position of Supervisor of the New England States of the Narcotics
Bureau, United States Treasury Department »

SCOPE OF SEARC H:

An all-reference search was made on White subsequent
to February , 1952, which was the date of the last summary
memorandum prepared on the captioned individual .

BACKGROUND:

Colonel George Hunter White was born June 22 _ , 1907,
at Los Angeles , California . He attended Oregon State College
from 1924 to 19'2'6, during which time he took comllercTal c~OTtrses .
From ±92Y'~tcT~1933, White was a reporter for t he San Fra ncisco
n Call Bulletin , n the Los ^Uf Tes^City News Service , the n Los
Angeles Express n and the~Los Angeles Radio News Service » From
1933 to 1934, he was a private investigatjojl for a Los Angeles,
California , detective agency . 'He a pplied fo_r the gpsjtion^of
Special Agent in the Federal Bureauff ThveJtigation on May 28,
_19 34^\ ~ahH again on October 7, 1936 « At the time he was inter-
viewed on both of these occasi'onsflie was re covmende f, unfavorably
beca use he l a cked th e ne c e s s arjLJIMQliAipat io n s for a Spec Vais'
Ag’ent r s ~po“ s Tti o n . In August, 1934, 'white, through Civil Service ,
secured an app ointmen t as a P a t r o ^ Inspector for the Uni t ed _J2ia± e.s
I mmigration B ofdex Patrol, in the latter part of 1935 he was
tit ans . / 'erre d to the Bureau of Narcotics, United States Treasury
Dep artment, whore Ke 2 ~sHimed FUAT pas ’? tion of Special Ag ent .

White has re mained w i th t he Na rcptipp^ujiePu^ince_JJ}35^ej£C£pting
the years 1942 thrpughf T945 , when , 'he. was . in th eJ Jn i ted States
Army f and T9S 0 and__1952 , when he had sho r t^_ tenur e. s pwi t h tKe~
Kefauver Comm ittee and with Newbold _ Mo rris .

White was married in 1933 and divorced in 1936 charged
with desertion and mental cruelty . He subsequently remarried ,
(67-39475)

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Memorandum to the Director from D. Af. Ladd
BE: COLONEL GEORGE HUNTER WHITE

DETAILS:

Interview in Obstruction of Justice Invepti^atipn
■Regarding Death of Abra ham DaviJlan, Qg-Z^forn^a ^

On March 3 , 1950 , Colonel ffe orge Whit e, District
Supervisor , Federal Bureau of Narcotics Sen Efahc isco ,
California , was interviewed by Agents of the S an Fr an c isco
Office during Idle DauidTan i nt?esVit^gjfc^on » (DWvzF ilii io'cCs _oh. e — P.X.,
sixtee n.^iiojzu L^^ o as t narcotic ^^a^ift^ and peddlers who

were al leged ~£o be the enti x s. source of suppl. y f£S^ ^erco^ic_s_ _i on

the West Uoaatl On 'January 16, 1950, Da vTSTan^n^ fj^£t _pe n other

i ndVxnduals were^i nd ijc± £A^ i n .L.QJS~A ML§2 <? s » California , for
involvement in a' one -million— dollar state narcotics ring •
Davidian entered a nf ..guilty and a greed to^act^ as o^gtate.. s
wi tness « On Fabrua/ry^ JOfLt, 1950 , while visiting his parents in
Fresno , California, pending continuation of the trial, Davidian
was shot and killed . ) White^ "lj}dicated Jeutd^gn had co me to hfj>
o ffice s e ve ral month s thereto! or e l n San Franc isco of fe ring
t o fur ni sh i nf.o rmat i o n, concerning a large narcotics ring, and
endeavored to have the Federal Narcotics Bureau intercede in his
favor in an arrest which had occurred in March of 1949 by state
authorities . W hite indicated he had attempted to delay
California pro secutTon of Davidian in order to fully develop
a f dope rTng ' inpesti'gation involving one Joseph Sica with help
of DaviJianT "It 'is noted, Davidian was killed while^jconsidered
a key witness in a Federal prosecution . T he int e rv lew of
Colonel " ~Wh ite~ a ope e rred to^ef[lp.c£[fhks.^P o perati on with the
Agents • It is further noted that the Federal Narcotics Bureau } s
files reflected discord between the Federa l, _andjStaj>e_N_a rc otic s
Bureaus over a r eq uest . bv . W hite.. tblthe^AkeX^P.LlPA e^Sfate__
Division of Narcot i c Enfo r c ement to postp o ne the s tate 1 s c as e
a g^T^fD^fdT^ ^Tn^rd'ef^tKdt ' David ian ' mig'ht~8e use'dr~as ~- 1
' witness in ~tKe ~Sica prosecution . The file reflects that White
cons i dered the action of_ theState JkbtQJin&y»Jz.epeX.aCLt o be _
completely hostile . [72-472-156-9?)

~linierui eu?ed in the Davidian

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d eath was, a result o.f a poTTTTcdl sTTuation existing in California
and which arose over idle. disp.gr gem grc:fc_.o-n ‘Cfte Procedure between ^
George White and ^HKe.._h,£ii d~of the State Narcotics Burea u^

IinaaMn stated he felt that the office of the State Attorney

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Memorandum to the Director from D* H+ Ladd
BE: COLONEL GEORGE HUNTER WHITE

General was being paid off and the St a te Narcotics Bureau
feared the implication of certain state officials should
Davidian furnish information to Federal authorities ,
(72-472-352-7)

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advised Bureau Agents on October 10, 1951 , it , mas -

that' George White wap CTc^uallz/ tLe m&n who killed^ -Z7gu£d£gft« He
said he believed this because White had tri ed ~fc cT make a deal with
him at the time of his arrest • Que stioning of | indicated

that he had no tangible information concerning this Dut that
he merely claimed wTtVBe had aHyEempIT&d to have him testify
against other narcotic peddlers and thereby receive a lighter
sentence . (72-472-698-5 )

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As above indicated , White was in the U» S . Army from
1942 to 1945 . ’ ‘ ~ — — — — “

Under date of April 22, 1942 , Special Agent H . 0 .
Hawkins, New York Office , prepared a memorandum reflecting
details of his attendance at a British sabpta^^schoo^l nea r
fforoftto, Canad a, at which representatives of the United States
were YnatTen^ance » In attendance loos one George White_, who
was born in Los Angeles , California , and who had been assigned
to the United States Narcotics Service in New York City • The
memorandum reflects that Whi t e. wa s, scheduled to be one of th e
i nstr ucto rs in _ C olo n ej. Wil. likM^»^QJ iP l}g3lp^XLeJP ^A.gi onage and
s aUdtage s cho o 1 . f62 -9800-37-11)

On June 2, 1943, E. P. Coffey o f the Bureau Laboratory
attended a a. c ommi tteM of the National Academy of

Sciences l ooking into thepos^iLilAty of using truth serum for
confidential "purposes Tn' r the war* TreU^jrt xrfT^tKe mee^Sing, among
others, wajs Captairi George White, of OSS, who was formerly a
narcotic investigator stationed in New York City . The memorandum
reflected White had descr ibed ewperlm^nts conducted witji some
of the serum saltu rated. in ci garett es on a na rcoti cs gangster who
called at Kts apartment in New York CiWy the past wee ft. He
described the effects of the drug, indicating it removed any
apparent restraint on the gangster who spoke freely in his
presence . (62-2699-54)

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Memorandum to the Director from D. M. Ladd
BE: COLONEL GEORGE HUNTER WHITE

Ipvestipartpjr with the Kejduver ComMitte ^ •

In 1950 , Whit e was loaned bv the Treasury Department
to the Kefauve r Conmz^e^^s ^A On March 25,
1952, "former Special Agent Robert Collier, Chief Investigator
for the House Judiciary Subcommittee, confidentially advised
the Bureau that W hite had been found, verji ujisati^Jdctoj^ by
the Kefauver Committee- , and that they had used him for only a
couple of months . The Committee , according to Collier , said
that White's services had been so unsatisfactory and caused so
m uch co n.rus % on iKWU^rWTWdKWd 7Tim a hd~~s ent'CiinTback to the
Narcotics B ur<eaiu (OS -'96559 -181 )

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On March 15, 1951, C olonel Geor^^e H, White , Narcotics
Agent, United ~States Treasury, te stified before the Special
Committee to Invest igate Organised Crime j n Tnte.rstat^jO.o.mmejr.pe
a t~New Y oHJTWfity'i ~He stated he had been with the United States
Treasury seventeen years, including four years in the U.S. Army ;
that he had conducted criminal investigations in Federal
narcotics throughout the world . He said he was a Lieutenant
Colonel in charge of counterespionage training and later,
operations in India and some portions of the United States
attached to OSS . He indicated that on one occasion he had
gone to Turkey to prevail upon the Turkish authorities to destroy
sources of certain drugs . He testified generally on the use of
narcotics and specifically 'concerning TiTs contacts as a ndrH dttv s
investl g dtor"'"w ~tJrPfJttdTh^~of~~ tKe~'gdfTg'ste ^element «,

The "New York Mirror , n dated February 27, 1952 ,
carried an article stating that George H * White, Supervising
Agent of the Narcotics Squad of the United States Treasury
Department and master of American counterespionage training
and undercover operative for the Office of Strategic Services,
had been conferring with Newbold Morris • The article continued
by stating that Ifhite was being loaned by, ±h s. TxjeaBury
Department to work as an investigator for Morris on a special
phase of federal 'corrup ! BToTil White, it was said, would airbempt
to uncoyer~TKe links between the underworld and the government
officials . The article stated that M orris had .. insisted.. ..on

s ecuring the s erv ices of George, Munter y fhjte. beca use Tie food

b e ep recommen^efT b y .friend's" in iV'n^ ._£ojrif_a^ Z2!kdd ^l3&j T pjd him l f

t White ) f^a r'^aparf ' the crime syndicate .for t hp^Kofa jip er //

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On December 5 , 1952, White, in the capacity of an
Agent for the Narcotics Bureau, was c ited /or contempt fry th e
Federal Rackets 6/and Ju r y in New Tork because, he had refuse d
to furnish the n ame of his _i nIojrjmiit^jt o the members o f the ' Grand

Jurat ZZSuS mas, a naze whinh he mas nrese?itirao to the' grpnd Jury

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r each ecf wh er e bv Tfh ite ha d a greed, to .furni sh the name, .o f h is
inTormant to the FBI in New York so that the Bureau could check
out tfte Tnformation furrTUslied Try the informant if deemed
necessary. ( This matter , hovjever , was presented to the Attorney
General and it was not necessary for the Bureau to take any
action or question the informant on this matter )» (62-96735-A;

Washington Weekly News Service dated December 8, 1952, and 62-
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subject: COLONEL GEORGE HUNTER WHITE

PURPOSE ;

Pursuant to your request there is attached hereto
a letter to the Honorable Thomas E, Dewey setting forth
information concerning Colonel George Hunter White ,

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On January 6, 1953, you were furnished a complete summary
on the captioned individual . After reviewing it you made the
following notation: "Prepare memo for transmittal to Gov , Dewey.

N, " Attached in accordance with your instructions is a letter to
Gov. Dewey setting forth a resume of the information contained in
the memorandum mentioned above with the following exceptions :

Gov . Dewey is not being furnished information concerning
White's involvement in the Abraham Davidian investigation by this
Bureau because i’/hite was said by a prison inmate to be responsible
for Bavidian’s death. This data is unfounded jz-purely rumor and
came from a source of questionable reliability £*' White also was
involved in this case only by virtue of being .connected with the
1 Federal Narcotics Bureau .

Another portion of the January 6, 1953, memo that is not
included in the letter to Gov, Dewey deals with J Thite's military
service which reflected his attendance at a British sabotage school
near Toronto, Canada, at which school was a Special Agent of the FBI,
Likewise, Y/hite attended a committee meeting of the National Academy \
of Sciences for the purpose of looking into the possibility of using
truth serum for confidential purposes during Nor Id Jar II. This
meeting was also attended by Bureau personnel. These latter two
instances do not appear to be of any pertinent nature and therefore
are being excluded from the letter. bl per CIA |

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RE: COLONEL GEORGE HUNTER WHITE

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January 14 , 1953 , concerning him was prepared for forwarding to
Governor Dewey « The files indicate that White is 46 years of fcujre/
that he was a reporter for California newspapers in 1933, From 1933
to the present time he has been in investigative work with the U, S .
Immigration Border Patrol and the Bureau of Narcotics , During the
war he was associated with the Office of Strategic Services , He
was with the Kefauver Committee as an investigator for a brief period

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ACTION:

The Liaison Agent will discreetly endeavor to obtain addi-
tional information concerning the CIA project in New Tork City .

There is attached hereto a letter to th& — f!A C. Nem — Tork,
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Reference is made to my letter dated July 10, 1953,
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Director, FBI ( 68-96 935 )«**-_

COLONEL GEORGE HUNTER WHITE
INFORM A TION CONCERNING

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A confidential , informant of this
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supervisor in the Bureau of Narcotics ,
Heorge-ntfhite .. whose official title is
District Supervisor for the District of
Boston., Mass., has become associated with
CIA in an "ultra-secret” assignment as a
consultant. White and CIA have rented 4

dual apartments' at 8l Bedford Street, New \
'York City? in one of thes^ apartments nas I
been set up a bar and quarters for entertain-!
ment, while, the other- apartment is being
used by CIA for the purpose of taking motion
pictures through an x-ray mirror of the
activities, in the former apartment.

• . The informant has been in this
apartment and states that this informa-
tion came to him in a confidential manner.
White indicated to the informant that no
,one in the Bureau of Narcotics or CIA
is aware of this, apartment or his asso-
ciation therewith, except Commissioner
Anslinger. of the Narcotics Bureau and top
officials of CIA.

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July 38, 1953
PER . IONA T. AND CONFIDENTIAL

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in order to ascertain the nature and the purpose of activities
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MORGAN HALL, leased two adjoining apartments iB and 1C at 81- Bedford '-'j

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Remylet 7/3/53* and Bulets 7/10, 21, 28/53 * \

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According to informant, WHITE, in setting up his cover, is poai-ng - - — --y
as an artist, and pursuant thereto, has taken over apartment 1C whifrh'
is disguised as an artist’s studio, and consists of a bedroom, largo,

living room, kitchenette and bath* The kitchen has been fully stocked

with the best of foods, silver, utensils, etc* The bedroom has been
decorated in a style attractive to the feminine sex* The linen closet
and bathroom have been completely equipped with all essentials for use
of both male and female occupants* The living room contains a well-

stocked bar, over which has been placed a television set* A radio

phonograph combination has been purchased and will be placed to conceal
a portion of a doorway which has been cut between apartments 1C and
IB, and at the top of which opening will be placed an x-ray mirror*

Apartment IB consists of a large living room, kitchenette,
and bathroom, each of which is fully equipped* This apartment will be 1
used as quarters to observe activity taking place in apartment 1C „

which has already been ’’wired*” - Apartment IB will be further equipped ;
with cameras and sound recording equipment* It has already been
furnished with a couch for sleepihg facilities, a work bench with [

mechanic’s tools, and a large work table on which will be placed the j

recording equipment* l

Informant is of the opinion, which as yet cannot be confirmed^
that the setting up of these quar ters — Is not. for the purpose,
indicated in Bulets of reference,!

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very well be that individuals v.isiting HALL might be compromised, bi per cia
through the medium of the installed equipment and bedroom facilitieb3 per cia
to the extent that they would become sources of information* With respect
to this possibility of coraproniising* visitors, the informants opinion is
partially based on the fact that CIA has been experimenting with drugs,
such as "knock-out drops’’ and a type of "truth serum capsule” designed to
"loosen one’s tongue*’’ If possible, samples of such drugs will be
^obtained and forwarded to the FBI laboratory for examination*

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for further information concerning the activities of HALL and
possibly others in the Bedford St. apartments. However, he said
that securing such may be somewhat difficult in that WHITE has
cautioned him not to repeat any statement he might make to the informant
because the FBI in Washington has been making inquiries of CIA officials
relative to WHITE’S assignment and specifically concerning his activities
at 81 Bedford St., HYC t

It is particularly called to the Eureau’s attention that
apparently CIA officials in Washington immediately notify WHITE of any
inquiries made of them, and if any specific inquiry is made of CIA officials
which is based cn information furnished by the informant, there is danger
that WHITE will soon realize that informant is reporting on his activities.
This would destroy entirely the informant’s accessibility to the
inforraantion the Bureau desires*

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1953

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Director, FBI

COLONEL GEORGS HU NT EH WHITE
IN FORM A TI ON CONCERNING

to the security of[

Reference is made to your letter of 8/ 5/53,

In order thn± adRsmate protection can be given

- ■ the Bureau will not initiate any

contacts with the CIA concerning the operations of Colonel
White in the apartments at 81 Bedford Street, New York City.
The Bureau is not discussing with the CIA any of the informa-
tion which you have transmitted to the Bureau.

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information concerning the nature and the

for additional
purpose of Colonel
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Enclosed herewith are two samples of the drugs menti oned in ray letter
of 8 / 5 / 53 , 'which were secured and turned over to the NYO by] jwith

’which CIA. and T5HITE are experimenting. The larger of the vials is believed
to be "knock-out” drops and the smaller glass sealed container allegedly
holds "truth serum."

With regard to the possession of these specimens and their examination,
under no circumstances should any contact be made with CIA or anyone connected
with CIA concerning them, because it would, without question, disclose our
informant, as WHITE is immediately advised of any inquiry made relative to him.

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Director, FBI (62-96735)
ATT? FBI Laboratory

SfiC, Kew York \

COLONEL GEORGE HUNGER WHI
INFORMATION CONCERNING. ■

Enclosed herewith are too samples of the drags menti oned in mv letter
of 8/5/53, which were secured, and turned over to the NYO by | with

which CIA and tfHITE are experimenting. The larger of the vials is believed
to be ^knock-out’ 1 drops and the smaller glass sealed container allegedly
holds "truth serum. M ' 'v ; :'

With regard to the possession of these specimens and their examination, 1
under no circumstances should any contact be made 'with. CIA or anyone connected
with CIA concerning them, because ;.it would, without question, disclose our
informant, as tSITE is immediately advised of any inquiry made relative to him.

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effort to determine their identities and to advise the Bureau and the NYO of
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REPORT
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
WASHINGTON D. C.

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To:

SAC, How York

August 31j 1953

There follows the report of the FBI laboratory in the examination
of the ovidence received from your office*

COLOm GHOKQE HUNTER ’.VHITS
DIFORLATIO'r C03C2R3XNR

Examination by:

Addressee

John Ed^ar Hoover, Director

YOUR FILE NO.

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Reference:

Letter dated 8/U/53

Examination foqwoitod:

Chemical Analyses

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Q2 One ampule containing liquid

Results of Examination:

Specimen Ql was found to contain a fairly concentrated solution of
chloral hydrate, which is a sedative and hypnotic.

Specimen Q 2 was found to contain a very small amount of an organic
material in a dilute solution of sodium chloride or ordinary table salt*
This preparation was moat probably prepared fop. injection by the use of
a syringe and hypodermic needle* The amouht'of organic material or
active principal in this specimen was too limited for identification
purposes*

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White is repqx±ed . Lu n-n^rati.nn out of cb apartment in New Yor]c which
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inquiries concerning this matter at the CIA in order that a valuable
informant's identity can be protected . The Liaison Agent will ne y e ~
theless be on the alert for any information which might (>e volunteered
to him. This matter will continue to be followed through the New York
Office. There is attached hereto a letter to the New York Office .
requesting that office to be on the alert for additional information
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'26/53, an Agent of the BYO
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Re! Colonel GEORGE HUNTER JUTE, information concerning
BU File 62-96735 • ~ h

ReBulet 8/l8/53> reflecting that subject should be on
the alert for the identities of other individuals collaborating
with Colonel WHITE at 8l Bedford Street, NYC, In this regard,
informant states that at the moment, he is not aware of the
identities of any individual s who are actually wo rk i ng with
Colonel WHITE in the alleged set up. However,

he pointed out that on one of his (the informant’s) visits to
this address with WHITE they were later joined by ED REID, Staff
Writer of the "New York Daily News” who Is believed by the
informant to be free lancing at this time. According to informant,
REID lives at 7 Nichols Road, Armonk Village, Westchester County,
telephone number Armonk Village 3-38 00, and has a suite Mi 2 0
at the Roosevelt Hotel, NYC*

WHITE exhibited to REID all of

both apartments, IB and 1C. It is unknown Whether or not KklD '
ha s ^ any official connection with CIA. In connection with REID,
it is noted that the NY File 80-0-2l|26, contains a memorandum
dated 5/7/53» of SAC LELAND V. BOARDMAN, cautioning against any
contact whatscever with REID without the expressed authorization of
the Director. This memorandum indicates that REID -was formerly
connected with the “Brooklyn Eagle" and the "New York Daily News."

Informant states- that WHITE* 3 wife has also visited these
quarters. He further stated that WHITE has a former Secret Service
man, identity not known to informant, who does investigations for
WHITE and there is every indication that this individual is "on the
crooked side."

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’ ... . connection with the above matter# the informant

established contact with "MOISBE PICJ&E 5 " under the guise that
he any be able to go into a deal with this individual concerning
smuggled uncut diamonds* The informant is posing as a Chief
steward of a steamship line* The informant also stated that
while trying to establish contact wiih SICKLES” he received
information to the effect that "HOISHE PXCXCES* may be acting
aa an informant for the Hew York Police# This information*
of course# is as yet unverified* For the Bureau's information#
"MOISHE PICKETS* is now a suspect In the above entitled matter
and there Is a possibility that he together with others may be
indicted in the SDTTY for the interstate transportation of Canadlai
Bonds which were taken in an armed robbery at the Canadian
of Commerce, Beaverton# Ontario, Canada# and disposed of in liy*
The purpose of the informant's contact with "PICKETS" is to gain
information about "PICKETS'* contacts and associates. Thie
phase# however# is now in suspension in view of the lnforaant'o
departure far Cincinnati and the West toast* It is expected that
he will resume contact with "PICE&ES* upon hie return to liy*

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Ueutenan* fjQTRGWSKS* Pennsylvania Railroad Police*
advised that? during the past Aw months of this year* the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad has suffered heavy losses in carter a# end radios
from Pier a 4 9 and £0* North River* and that investigation by
him has failed to locate the "drop" used by the thieves or the
identities of the thieves* However* ho has received rumors that
a radio shop located in the vicinity of 130 Street and Fifth Avenue*
NYC was possibly the outlet for the stolen property*

I Jwas pro s an ted with the above information and

upon instructions visited the shop on two occasions during the
past week and advised that he saw neither radios or cameras in
this shop but stated that lie was able to establish contact with
the proprietor and will visit him again In the near future*

Informant states that this pl ace defi*iitely gave the impression
of being an outlet for stolen merchandise.